Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-01-28
INTOXICATING LIQUORS.
A Bill Intended TO Restrain their Sale
introduced In the House.

Introduced In the House.
Mr.. Hoyt has introduced the follow
ing bill in the House. II it should pass
it would 60 far toward accomplishing
the end in view, VIZ: the restraint
of the sale of Intoxicating liquors.
As it is of great Importance and gen.
eral interest, the TIMES publishes it
in full, as follows:
SECTION l. Before license for the
disposal or sale of any spirituous, malt
or fermented liquors or wine in less
quantities than one quart shall be
granted to any person applying for
the same, such person shall present
to the Board of County Commission
ers of the county in which such liq
uors or wine is intended to be sold, a
petition or recommendation signed by
q majority of the residents of the pre-
cinct of RI years of age and over,
both male and female, in which such
spirituous, malt or fermented liquors
or wines are to be sold, recommend
ing such person as fit person to
keep the same, and requesting that a
license be granted to him for such
purpose.
SEC. &. Upon each and every H.
cense granted for the disposal or sale
of any spirituous, malt or fermented
liquors or wines in less quantities than
one quart there shall be levied tax
of not less than $500 nor more than
$1,000, for every period of - months,
the amount of the tax to be deter
mined by the Board Of County Com
missioners granting the license, the
said tax to be paid into the treasury
of the county granting such license
wo-tenths for Territorial purposes and
eight-tenths for county purposes.
Sec 3. Any person without taking
out and having license as required
by this act, who shall directly or in.
directly sell any spirituous, malt OF
fermented liquors or wine, or othe,
intoxicating liquors, shall be fined in
any sum not more than 300 for each
otfense; and any person convicted Of
violating these provisions shall TO,
every second or subsequent otfense be
fined sum not more than the above.
named, or may be indicted for mis-
demeanor and fined not less than 800
nor more than $500 and imprisoned
in the county Jail not more than sis
months.
SEC 4. Any person who shall KEEP
open any porter, ale or beer-house
grocery, dramshop, saloon, bar or tip
ping house, or shall sell or retail an,
fermented, distilled or Intoxicating
liquors on the first day of the week
commonly called Sunday, the Fourtl
of July, or upon any election day
shall, on conviction thereof, be ad
judged guilty of a mlsdemeanor AM
fined a sum not less than $25 no
more than 500, or be imprisoned il
the county Jail not less than 10 no
more than 80 days, or both such fin
and Imprisonment, together with tn
costs of such prosecution. If sue
person is licensed under this act, h
shall, in addition to the above prov
sion, forfeit his license, and shall nc
again be allowed to obtain a licens
under the law for the period of tw
years next after conviction.
Sec. 8. Before any person shall b
licensed to sell aud dispose OF spiri
uous, malt or unfermen,ed liquors {
wine in less quantities than one quar-
t under the provisions of this act, b
shall execute to Idaho Territory
bond in the sum of $4,000, with ,
3 least two sureties, to be approved t
the Board of County COMMISSIONS
: before whom application for such
r cense is pending, conditioned that /
! will not keep disorderly house; tb'
4 he will not sell or permit to be sol
/ any intoxicating liquor to any mino
b that he will not keep his dramsho
t saloon or bar open on Sunday, Four'
of July or any election day, nor vi
he sell or allow to be sold thereat {
J. Sunday, Fourth of July or any ele
n ton day, directly or indirectly, al
a spirituous, malt or fermented liquo
,, or wine, and upon said person beir
convicted OF any of the offeuses en-
merated therein, suit may be broug